One of the most challenging questions for Christians to ask themselves is whether they are more Christlike today than they were a year or even a decade ago.
Drew Dyck defines Self-Control as “the ability to do the right thing, even when you don’t feel like it.”
self-control is a biblical virtue (e.g., , ) and by noting that self-control is a fruit of the Spirit (e.g., )
A failure to plan is a plan to fail…failure to prayer is a failure to be fruitful in the future.
16 But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.
PRAY
Pause: slowing and centering.
Rejoice: adoration and thanksgiving.
Ask: petition, intercession and perseverance.
Yield: contemplation, listening, confession and spiritual warfare.
